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Technology & Science


Teen Magazine Sues 'Disgusting Porn Site'

Jan. 8, 2000
By Chris Ford

Teen magazine Thursday obtained a temporary restraining order against the operator of a Web link that shunts those who click o...


Entertainment & Sports


Amy Gray's first civil jury trial and brother Vincent Gray's efforts to be taken seriously as a writer are the main threads ru...


Entertainment & Sports


Svengali and the Credit Lyonnais Bacchanalia

Jan. 8, 2000
By Contributing Writer

The Eye examines the Backstreet Boys, Moritz Borman's all-out over an "all-in," Hollywood-style Bacchanalia and the passing of...


Discipline


Final Argument

Jan. 8, 2000
By Matthew Heller

SANTA BARBARA - The trial of a Carpinteria man accused of beating his wife to death would have been one of the last for Deputy...


Large Firms


LAW FIRMS

Jan. 7, 2000
By Tamara Scott

Strengthening its litigation department, Los Angeles-based Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has recruited two assistant U.S. atto...


Discipline


GOVERNMENT

Jan. 7, 2000
By Matthew Heller

SANTA BARBARA - The trial of a Carpinteria man accused of beating his wife to death would have been one of the last for Deputy...


Appellate Practice


Baby Killers' Cases May Be Revived

Jan. 7, 2000
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

SANTA ANA - Prosecutors said Wednesday they could decide by next week whether to seek Supreme Court review of the 4th District...


Litigation


Class Suit Sought for Unsolicited Faxes

Jan. 7, 2000
By Denise Levin

A travel company and two other businesses are accused in three Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuits of illegally sending thous...


Litigation


Supervisors Affirm New Filing Fee

Jan. 7, 2000
By Daniel Jennings

SAN BERNARDINO - It will now cost $35 more to file civil lawsuits in the San Bernardino County Superior Courts. On Tuesday, th...


Law Practice


Clients have a right to the continuity of their matters, and their files must be transferred in an appropriate manner to anoth...


Criminal


Ex-County Worker Cleared by DCA

Jan. 7, 2000
By Daniel Jennings

Ex-County Worker Cleared by DCA RIVERSIDE - All of the charges against Philip Eldon Smith, one of the defendants in the Rail C...


Litigation


BUSINESS LAW

Jan. 7, 2000
By Denise Levin

LOS ANGELES - A travel company and two other businesses are accused in three Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuits of illegally ...


Criminal


TORTS

Jan. 7, 2000
By Lauren Bartlett.

LOS ANGELES - Two more men released from prison as part of the Rampart Division corruption scandal have filed claims against t...


Litigation


Police Killing of Man Brings Suit

Jan. 7, 2000
By Lauren Bartlett

Police Killing of Man Brings Suit The family of a man who was fatally shot by police filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday ...


Judges and Judiciary


SAN DIEGO - Retired Superior Court Judge Artemis G. Henderson, who opened doors in San Diego County's legal world for women, ...


Criminal


The film 'The Hurricane' is based on the true story of middleweight boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter's efforts to free himself f...


Government


Education Board Head Calls Garcetti Inactive

Jan. 7, 2000
By Michael Harris

Los Angeles Board of Education President Genethia Hayes Wednesday endorsed district attorney challenger Barry Groveman, accusi...


Real Estate/Development


Fertile Ground

Jan. 7, 2000
By Columnist

California has been a source of case fodder for the U.S. Supreme Court in the taking area. ...


Criminal


Two More File Claims in Rampart Scandal

Jan. 7, 2000
By Lauren Bartlett

Two more men released from prison as part of the Rampart Division corruption scandal have filed claims against the city of Los...


Zoning, Planning and Use


Illusory Interest

Jan. 7, 2000
By Columnist

A long-term lessee has no right to compensation when the lease expires before condemnation proceedings are filed. ...


Criminal


Likely Sexual Predators Win Two Court Cases

Jan. 7, 2000
By Anna Marie Stolley

In a pair of rulings issued Wednesday, a state appellate court significantly limited the amount of information prosecutors can...


NEWPORT BEACH - Jurors in the trial of freelance TV cameraman David Harvey are such a hard-bitten lot they'd send grandma to j...


Criminal


Justices Allow Evidence of Prior Violence

Jan. 7, 2000
By Anna Marie Stolley

In an anticipated decision with widespread effect, a state appeal panel ruled Wednesday that the prosecution can present evide...


Criminal


CRIMINAL LAW

Jan. 6, 2000
By Martin Bergn

Prosecutors said Wednesday they will retry former Disney executive Patrick Naughton on charges of traveling across state lines...


Public Interest


Access Denied

Jan. 6, 2000
By Columnist

SB48 was designed to make officialdom more responsive and less adversarial in its approach to open government.


Law Practice


Memorial Service Set for Rose Bird

Jan. 6, 2000
By From Staff Reports

Memorial Service Set for Rose Bird A memorial service for former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Rose Bird will be held at 2...


Military Law


Gay soldiers should serve in the military under the same rules that govern heterosexuals. ...


Law Practice


Several months ago, Latham & Watkins partner Mike Weaver received a phone call from former State Bar President John Seitma...


International


Cuba's Crisis Is Castro

Jan. 6, 2000
By Columnist

That the Cuban people are suffering is lamentable, but the cause of that misery is not U.S. foreign policy. ...


Appellate Practice


Clerks' Complaints

Jan. 6, 2000
By Columnist

The authors asked the law clerks to offer some do's and don'ts in preparing and using the excerpts of record on appeal. ...